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Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
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We are Scotland's national development organisation for youth theatre.

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Live Borders Arts & Creativity are holding Performing Arts Creative Meet-Up at Heart of Hawick on Fri 21 Nov 2025 with CABN, Made in the Borders and Firebrand Theatre Company
Performing Arts Creative Meet-Up at Heart of Hawick - YTAS
Join Live Borders Arts & Creativity, CABN, Made in the Borders and Firebrand Theatre Company for a special meet-up focussing on the performing arts.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Are you creative, living in Scotland and aged 8-30? Apply to Moniack Mhor's Youth Led Fund for up to £500 for an individual or up to £2000 for a group buff.ly/uqAuJ7H (deadline - 18 Nov 2025)
Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre: Youth Led Fund - YTAS
Are you creative, living in Scotland and aged 8-30? Apply for up to £500 for an individual or up to £2000 for a group.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Looking for fresh ideas? Loads of new Opportunities & Events we've added to our website this week including Company of Wolves, Culture for Climate Scotland, Framework Theatre, Live Borders Arts & Creativity and Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland - Opportunities
View available roles and opportunities for young people and practitioners.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland @rcsofficial.bsky.social are holding an online Taster Session for their BA Arts with Community course on Wed 26 November 2025
Arts with Community Online Taster Session - YTAS
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's BA Arts with Community team is happy to bring a small series of free taster sessions. These sessions will give you more
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Framework Theatre @frameworktc.bsky.social are recruiting an emerging/early-career theatre maker in Scotland to join them as Resident Artist on a 10-month long paid placement from Jan – Oct 2026 buff.ly/M5Sx1rM (deadline - 21 Nov 2025)
Framework Theatre: Resident Artist Callout - YTAS
Framework Theatre are recruiting one Resident Artist to join them on a 10-month long paid placement (January - October 2026). This callout is for
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join us for the #DramaCon2026 on Sat 21 March at the Tron, and help us build the sector's collective aims for the next decade. If you use drama and theatre in your work with young people, we want you in the room. Tickets will be going on sale in January 2026, so save the date, and gather your team 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're interested in how cultural activities can contribute to creating sustainable and regenerative communities, Culture for Climate Scotland are holding a Living Well Locally event at North Edinburgh Arts on Thu 27 November 2025
Green Tease: Living Well Locally - YTAS
Join Culture for Climate Scotland at North Edinburgh Arts to understand how cultural activities can contribute to creating sustainable and regenerative
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November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The newly re-launched Performance Collective Scotland are recruiting creatives from rural areas of Scotland aged 16-30 to join their cohort of artists. Find out more and book a place at their Re-Launch Party in Dumfries at Sun 23 Nov 2025
Performance Collective Scotland New Member Recruitment - YTAS
The newly re-launched Performance Collective Scotland are recruiting creatives from rural areas of Scotland aged 16-30 to join their cohort of artists.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How do you that? Why do you do it that way? Our website has toolkits, resources, research and advice to support all aspects of your youth theatre work
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland - Resources
Based on our super detective skills, curious conversations, and having our fingers in a whole network of pies, we’ve put together a handy bunch of toolkits for your perusal.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Scottish Youth Theatre are starting their Fundamentals:ONLINE programme tonight (Wed 12 Nov 2025), a free series of weekly online webinars for all emerging theatre-makers looking to upskill and learn more about the practical ‘business of theatre’ from a host of industry professionals
Fundamentals:ONLINE - YTAS
Gain practical insights into the business of theatre in a series of online webinars. Turn your passion into your profession.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Birds of Paradise are holding a Backstage Day on Sat 15 November 2025 at @ntsonline.bsky.social where disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people who might be interested in working backstage can meet and talk to a range of industry professionals ytas.org.uk/events/backs...
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Safeguarding. Wellbeing. Empowerment. Youth work is all this and more! It tackles root causes before problems escalate, creating safe spaces and building trust. This #YWW25 we’re proud to support the Youth Work Manifesto, calling for all young people to have a #RightSpaceFuture: buff.ly/qQmZ09H
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #TrusteesWeek: time to celebrate the nearly one million charity trustees across the UK! We're lucky to have a few of them on our board, which is so weird because they're ALL one in a million?! 🤩 Thank you to our YTAS board members, past and present, for your commitment to the organisation 🙌
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Every young person deserves the right to youth work. Let’s make it law. We’re proud to stand with the youth work sector in campaigning for a #RightSpaceFuture this #YWW25!
Read the full manifesto here: buff.ly/qQmZ09H
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📢 Stirling practitioners! 📢

Join YTAS and Creative Stirling tomorrow for a regional, in-person Knowledge Exchange session to discuss local opportunities for your participants to develop the professional skills they’ll need for a career. Read more and sign up here > buff.ly/UDeOoz2
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What does a safe space mean? Youth work helps to create them every day. YTAS believes youth theatre is a specialist youth work practice, and we're proud to be members of @YouthLinkScot supporting their #RightSpaceFuture vision. Read the manifesto at buff.ly/qQmZ09H #YWW25
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📢 Stirling practitioners! 📢

Join YTAS and Creative Stirling on Friday for a regional, in-person Knowledge Exchange session to discuss local opportunities for your participants to develop the professional skills they’ll need for a career. Read more and sign up here > buff.ly/UDeOoz2
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We had a fantastic time at our first Regional Hub in Fife last weekend! Huge thanks to our partners at OnFife, Stellar Quines and Byre Youth and Community Arts for a great event, and to everyone who came along and participated. We'll have resources to follow, so keep an eye out 🎉
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Open Practice Lab is a facilitated session series in Glasgow that offers a platform for creative experimentation, cross-disciplinary exchange and networking. They have an open call right now for artists to join them in November buff.ly/T9szRzn (deadline - 7 Nov 2025)
Open Practice Lab: Call out for Artists - YTAS
A pilot series of facilitated sessions for artists of all disciplines to come together and explore cross art form collaboration, in a relaxed and experimental
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October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Culture for Climate Scotland are holding their next SPRINGBOARD Local Assembly in Peebles on Sun 2 Nov 2025 where you can connect with other practitioners in your region to address climate change collectively
SPRINGBOARD Local Assembly – Scottish Borders - YTAS
Culture for Climate Scotland is working with partners to deliver a local assembly for creative climate action.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Curated Place's Cultural Business Development Programme is now open for applications – a free, 12 session course designed for Scottish arts and culture organisations across all disciplines buff.ly/BOu8FmI (deadline - 31 Oct 2025)
Curated Place: Cultural Business Development Programme (CBDP) - YTAS
The Cultural Business Development Programme is now open for applications - a free, 12 session course designed for Scottish arts and culture organisations
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October 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Engage are running a Proud Allies LGBTQIA+ Awareness Training online workshop on Fri 28 Nov 2025
Proud Allies LGBTQIA+ Awareness Training - YTAS
Engage is pleased to bring this training from Curious Arts in partnership with Northern Pride, Proud Allies LGBTQIA+ Awareness Training.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Singing Willows have a Collaborators Call-Out for their new piece of Children’s Musical Theatre set to premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 inc Set Designer, BSL Translator/Narrator and Musical Theatre Actor buff.ly/0am0Z7l (deadline - 30 Nov 2025)
Singing Willows: Children’s Musical Theatre - Collaborators Call-Out - YTAS
Singing Willows are developing a children’s musical theatre show and looking for talented collaborators:
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October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
If you have leadership skills, can think strategically & have a passion for the role creativity plays within child development, Starcatchers @starcatchersuk.bsky.social are looking for new board members: buff.ly/Ud5pXZF (30 Nov 2025)
Starcatchers Productions Ltd: Board Members - YTAS
Starcatchers is seeking new trustees to join their board. If you have leadership skills, can think strategically & have a passion for the role creativity
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October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At the Root @attherootarts.bsky.social are working in partnership with Fauldhouse & Breich Valley Community Development Trust to provide free drama & creative arts sessions on Saturday mornings from Sat 8 November 2025
At the Root: Little Roots & Middle Roots in Fauldhouse - YTAS
At the Root are delighted to announce that they will be working in partnership with Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust to provide free
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October 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM